Biofilms and mucosal healing in postsurgical patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 506-511

  Zi, Zhang ^a   Demin, Han ^a   Shengzhong, Zhang ^a   Yehua, Han ^b   Wei, Dai ^b   Erzhong, Fan ^a   Ying, Li ^a   Yunchuan, Li ^a   Deyun, Wang ^c  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biofilms; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Culture; Functional endoscopic sinus surgery; Healing; Hematoxylin and eosin staining; Mucosa; Postoperative patients; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; METAPLASIA; NOSE MUCOSA; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; SURGICAL PATIENT; TISSUE REPAIR; CHRONIC DISEASE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; PARANASAL SINUSES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 70449700247     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3376     Document Type: Article

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